1 Kings 1:53

1:53 King Solomon sent men to bring him down ¹  from the altar. He came and bowed down to King Solomon, and Solomon told him, “Go home.” ² 

1 Kings 2:23

2:23 King Solomon then swore an oath by the Lord, “May God judge me severely, ³  if Adonijah does not pay for this request with his life! ⁴ 

1 Kings 2:34

2:34 So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up and executed Joab; ⁵  he was buried at his home in the wilderness.

1 Kings 3:9

3:9 So give your servant a discerning mind ⁶  so he can make judicial decisions for ⁷  your people and distinguish right from wrong. ⁸  Otherwise ⁹  no one is able ¹⁰  to make judicial decisions for ¹¹  this great nation of yours.” ¹² 

1 Kings 9:13

9:13 Hiram asked, ¹³  “Why did you give me these cities, my friend ¹⁴ ?” He called that area the region of Cabul, a name which it has retained to this day. ¹⁵ 

1 Kings 19:8

19:8 So he got up and ate and drank. That meal gave him the strength to travel forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.

¹ tn Heb “sent and they brought him down.”

² tn Heb “Go to your house.”

³ tn Heb “So may God do to me, and so may he add.”

⁴ tn Heb “if with his life Adonijah has not spoken this word.”

⁵ tn Heb “struck him and killed him.” The referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Heb “a hearing heart.” (The Hebrew term translated “heart” often refers to the mental faculties.)

⁸ tn Heb “to judge.”

⁹ tn Heb “to understand between good and evil.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “for”; the word “otherwise” is used to reflect the logical sense of the statement.

¹¹ tn Heb “who is able?” The rhetorical question anticipates the answer, “no one.”

¹² tn Heb “to judge.”

¹³ tn Heb “your numerous people.”

⁹ tn Heb “and he said.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “my brother.” Kings allied through a parity treaty would sometimes address each other as “my brother.” See 1 Kgs 20:32-33.

¹¹ tn Heb “he called them the land of Cabul to this day.” The significance of the name is unclear, though it appears to be disparaging. The name may be derived from a root, attested in Akkadian and Arabic, meaning “bound” or “restricted.” Some propose a wordplay, pointing out that the name “Cabul” sounds like a Hebrew phrase meaning, “like not,” or “as good as nothing.”